Suspect Charged in Six-Year-Old CUBombings

FORT WAYNE, Ind. - (05/10/05) – A man wanted in connection withbomb explosions at two Fort Wayne credit unions in 1991 wasarrested here Friday. Thomas Hansen, 45, was charged with twocounts of arson for exploding two pipe bombs at Midwest America FCUand Indiana Postal and FCU, which were both used to divert policewhile he robbed a nearby Meijer department store. Hansen confessedto the bombings and the robbery and told police he used the moneyto pay off debts. No one was injured in the bombings, which caused$5,000 worth of damages at Midwest American FCU and $8,000 ofdamages at Indiana Postal and FCU.